ghosta wrote:Seems a shame to see "hazard reduction burning deniers" who I put in the same boat as "climate change deniers". While there may be problems created by hazard reduction burning, to deny that it is effective only shows gross ignorance of the science behind the practice.
ghosta wrote:Wondering how basic fire behavior can be so hard to understand...
dalehikes wrote:Horrific start to the season in South-East QLD.
Most of the major national parks are closed, bushfires are burning, smoke haze everywhere. The lowest ever recorded humidity in the Canungra valley, which is directly below Lamington rainforest. I was there 2 weeks ago, the forest trees are wilted, the ground is crunchy.. usually the place is wet and damp all year round. Its 35 degrees here today... not good at all!
slparker wrote:dalehikes wrote:Horrific start to the season in South-East QLD.
Most of the major national parks are closed, bushfires are burning, smoke haze everywhere. The lowest ever recorded humidity in the Canungra valley, which is directly below Lamington rainforest. I was there 2 weeks ago, the forest trees are wilted, the ground is crunchy.. usually the place is wet and damp all year round. Its 35 degrees here today... not good at all!
Prescient post... rhe Canungra area is currently under threat.
Aardvark wrote:Binna Burra has had fires before. Devastating as it can be, it's also a renewal. You can't last forever with the threat of fire over your head .
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I only once stayed at the campground there and it will remain the only time. Lice or something similar left a lot of people i know feeling sorry they ever heard of the place.
Moondog55 wrote:You can only do so much with so little water and so few resources. Fire brigades job is to safeguard life as the first priority with property second and there are only so many volunteers. In many instances it becomes too dangerous for the people involved to stay and fight and they are not being paid; so to risk their life unnecessarily would be criminal.
ghosta wrote:On what basis do you accuse authorities of giving fires in world heritage areas VERY LOW priority? Just because they are unable to safely extinguish such fires does not mean they are not given every possible consideration. You have much to learn about fires thats for sure!
CBee wrote:The fire was burning near Double Peak, we could smell it at Upper Portals. Hopefully it doesn't spread to Focal Peak: there are some amazing Antarctic beech up there.
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